To: MJY1288; xzins; Calpernia; TEXOKIE; Alamo-Girl; windchime; Grampa Dave; anniegetyourgun; ...
Al Asad, Iraq (May 14, 2004) -- Ammar Aloba Idi of Jooba, and Sevan Lousinian, Department of Defense Arabic translator, presented the pilot edition of The Voice of the Euphrates, the first independent newspaper for the local region, to Maj. Gen. James F. Amos, commanding general, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, here May 13.
"For 35 years, Saddam teach people, in school and television, to deal with United States as enemy," said Aloba Idi. "This will take a lot of time - to change people's mind.
"There is no censorship of the paper...This is history in the making."
Currently, the primary source.. is the Al Jazeera network and word of mouth, according to Lousinian.
Aloba Idi was not completely prepared for the reception of the paper. The 3,000 copies of the first edition...was distributed in days, and still people requested more.
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To: Ragtime Cowgirl; Carry_Okie; forester; sasquatch; B4Ranch; SierraWasp; hedgetrimmer; knews_hound; ..
3 posted on
05/15/2004 11:31:21 AM PDT by
farmfriend
( In Essentials, Unity...In Non-Essentials, Liberty...In All Things, Charity.)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Notice the words Muslim and Islam do not appear at all in this story.
4 posted on
05/15/2004 11:33:05 AM PDT by
antaresequity
(This is not the "War on Terror", Islam is the common denominator)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Great story - unfortunately we don't have a lot of time because the elite (so educated they forget history completely!) think all is lost already! Idiots.
DKK
6 posted on
05/15/2004 11:33:34 AM PDT by
LifeTrek
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
I bet the U.S. media just can't wait to spread this story and embrace these entrepreneurs as fellow journalists.
7 posted on
05/15/2004 11:39:46 AM PDT by
scott7278
(I am -- IGNORAMUS!)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
WHat a great post. This is democracey growing up before our eyes!
Ops4 God Bless America!
9 posted on
05/15/2004 11:41:04 AM PDT by
OPS4
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
I wish them much success.
They should auction a few signed copies on eBay.
11 posted on
05/15/2004 11:58:26 AM PDT by
syriacus
(Ted Kennedy-did you criticize Clinton and Reno's attack on Waco which resulted in children's deaths?)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
Looks like a very nice, professional newspaper. Imagine, their very first free enterprise paper in 35 years.
14 posted on
05/15/2004 2:16:12 PM PDT by
McGavin999
(If Kerry can't deal with the "Republican Attack Machine" how is he going to deal with Al Qaeda)
To: Ragtime Cowgirl
To: Ragtime Cowgirl; sheltonmac; JohnGalt; Burkeman1; Liz
"There is no censorship of the paper," said Thorsby, whose office was instrumental in getting the paper off the ground. "This is history in the making."Of course there isn't Colonel....
Staffers Quit at U.S.-Backed Paper
We thought that the Americans were here to create a free media," Ismael Zayer, who had been editor-in-chief, said in an interview. "Instead, we were being suffocated."
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"(The Marines) told me that I can write anything in the paper. 'If you want to write about something that is wrong that happens, you can write about it.' They told me," said Aloba Idi. "Even if is Marines or government - that is democracy."
Well if you say so Aloba...
U.S.-led coalition shuts down Shiite newspaper in Iraq
17 posted on
05/15/2004 3:07:09 PM PDT by
billbears
(Deo Vindice.)
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